City Swan

[ti:City Swan] [ar:Neko Case] [al:The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You (Deluxe Edition)] [00:00.00] [00:00.41]City Swan - Neko Case [00:04.91] [00:14.24]Baby, come out [00:16.68]I ll meet you in the street [00:20.43]At the place by the old fire station [00:23.86]We ll get something to eat, [00:25.59]Like we talked about. [00:27.09] [00:27.91]Baby, come down [00:30.59]It s been a while now [00:34.22]I ve got so many things I could tell you, [00:37.72]If my stubborn mouth doesn t let me down. [00:40.97] [00:41.78]And I can t look at you straight-on [00:47.48]You re made from something different than I know [00:52.80] [00:55.55]I try to slip the marching clock [00:58.48]But centipedes invade my thoughts [01:02.30]Without free will I heel and I go [01:09.17]I step onto that metal plate, [01:12.24]Where it meets the dazzling sound of trains, [01:16.00]And I beg those trains to run. [01:19.25] [01:19.50]Cause I can t look at you straight-on [01:26.63]You re made from something different than I know [01:30.75] [01:33.44]My eyes are on the sidewalk, [01:34.94]It s gum holding your feet [01:36.75]I swear under my breath [01:38.13]Because I m starving in your gravity [01:40.31]You re made from something different than I know [01:44.31] [02:01.31]You linger just a little long, [02:04.00]I see your gun is drawn with the safety on [02:07.31]You can walk me back to my hotel [02:09.56]Like it was home. [02:14.44]And I smell those fools you made cordwood of [02:17.75]In petty dreams that leave me sleeping here, in your arms. [02:23.56] [02:24.13]City swans, [02:27.50]Our crook d necks long [02:31.38]City swans [02:33.50] [02:35.81]And I can t look at you straight-on [02:42.58]You re made from something different than I know [02:46.85] [02:48.97]And it breaks my heart just like the day, [02:52.41]That I looked down and I realized [02:55.53]I d been sailing so long I d become the shore [03:02.17] [03:06.11]City swans, [03:06.74] [03:12.73]Our crook d necks long [03:16.48]City swans [03:18.42] [03:19.11]